MLB standings at the end of September 19, 1975
A.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
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Boston Red Sox | 153 | 91 | 62 | 0 | .595 | 769 | 679 | 45-32 | 46-30 | 7-3 | Won 1 | ||||||||
Baltimore Orioles | 152 | 86 | 66 | 0 | .566 | 4.5 | 656 | 535 | 41-33 | 45-33 | 8-2 | Won 2 | |||||||
New York Yankees | 152 | 78 | 74 | 0 | .513 | 12.5 | 647 | 563 | 40-33 | 38-41 | 7-3 | Lost 1 | |||||||
Cleveland Indians | 149 | 74 | 75 | 0 | .497 | 15.0 | 649 | 653 | 38-36 | 36-39 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |||||||
Milwaukee Brewers | 154 | 64 | 90 | 0 | .416 | 27.5 | 637 | 768 | 33-45 | 31-45 | 2-8 | Lost 2 | |||||||
Detroit Tigers | 153 | 56 | 97 | 0 | .366 | 35.0 | 557 | 756 | 30-48 | 26-49 | 2-8 | Lost 2 |
A.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
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Oakland A's | 153 | 93 | 60 | 0 | .608 | 707 | 579 | 50-24 | 43-36 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||||
Kansas City Royals | 153 | 86 | 67 | 0 | .562 | 7.0 | 679 | 610 | 47-28 | 39-39 | 6-4 | Won 2 | |||||||
Texas Rangers | 155 | 75 | 80 | 0 | .484 | 19.0 | 686 | 709 | 37-40 | 38-40 | 5-5 | Won 1 | |||||||
Minnesota Twins | 150 | 71 | 79 | 0 | .473 | 20.5 | 700 | 711 | 38-41 | 33-38 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
Chicago White Sox | 152 | 71 | 81 | 0 | .467 | 21.5 | 627 | 662 | 42-37 | 29-44 | 3-7 | Lost 2 | |||||||
California Angels | 154 | 70 | 84 | 0 | .455 | 23.5 | 609 | 698 | 33-44 | 37-40 | 5-5 | Won 3 |
N.L. East | |||||||||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 153 | 88 | 65 | 0 | .575 | 684 | 533 | 49-26 | 39-39 | 6-4 | Won 1 | ||||||||
Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 82 | 71 | 0 | .536 | 6.0 | 694 | 656 | 49-28 | 33-43 | 7-3 | Won 2 | |||||||
St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 78 | 75 | 1 | .510 | 10.0 | 629 | 651 | 43-35 | 35-40 | 3-7 | Lost 4 | |||||||
New York Mets | 154 | 78 | 76 | 0 | .506 | 10.5 | 615 | 589 | 41-38 | 37-38 | 5-5 | Lost 1 | |||||||
Chicago Cubs | 155 | 73 | 82 | 0 | .471 | 16.0 | 686 | 797 | 40-36 | 33-46 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |||||||
Montreal Expos | 153 | 68 | 85 | 0 | .444 | 20.0 | 554 | 658 | 34-41 | 34-44 | 4-6 | Won 3 |
N.L. West | |||||||||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RF | RA | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | ||||||||
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Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 101 | 53 | 0 | .656 | 790 | 555 | 61-17 | 40-36 | 5-5 | Won 3 | ||||||||
Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 84 | 70 | 0 | .545 | 17.0 | 609 | 507 | 47-31 | 37-39 | 8-2 | Lost 1 | |||||||
San Francisco Giants | 154 | 75 | 79 | 0 | .487 | 26.0 | 627 | 649 | 44-35 | 31-44 | 5-5 | Won 3 | |||||||
San Diego Padres | 153 | 68 | 85 | 0 | .444 | 32.5 | 525 | 634 | 35-39 | 33-46 | 4-6 | Lost 5 | |||||||
Atlanta Braves | 155 | 66 | 89 | 0 | .426 | 35.5 | 557 | 695 | 36-41 | 30-48 | 2-8 | Lost 4 | |||||||
Houston Astros | 154 | 61 | 92 | 1 | .399 | 39.5 | 637 | 683 | 35-41 | 26-51 | 7-3 | Won 1 |
Today's scores and summaries:
Orioles 6, Brewers 5 at Baltimore (night game):
A walk with the bases loaded capped a two-run rally in the ninth inning and enabled the Orioles to defeat the Brewers, 6-5. The Orioles, who had homers by Mark Belanger and Don Baylor to overcome the Brewers' early lead and tie the score at 4-4, fell behind again when Mike Hegan hit for the circuit in the eighth. In the ninth, doubles by Tony Muser and Elrod Hendricks knotted the count. After an intentional pass to Al Bumbry, Ken Singleton was safe on an error by Robin Yount to load the bases. Royle Stillman then coaxed a pass from Tom Murphy to force in the winning run.
Angels 1, Twins 0 at California (night game):
Joe Pactwa, lefthander from Tampico (Mexican), gained his first major league victory when the Angels defeated the Twins, 1-0. Mickey Rivers singled off Bert Blyleven in the fourth inning, stole second and scored the game's only run on a single by Dan Briggs. Pactwa, formerly an outfielder-pitcher in the Yankees' organization, was removed after walking Dave McKay in the eighth inning and Jim Brewer came in to save the rookie's decision.
Rangers 10, White Sox 6 at Chicago (night game):
Although piling up 19 hits, the Rangers needed great relief work by Stan Thomas to subdue the White Sox, 10-6. Lenny Randle, Mike Hargrove and Roy Howell each had three hits in the Rangers' attack, which also included a homer by Tom Grieve. Hargrove drove in three runs. The White Sox knocked out Steve Hargan in the seventh inning, but Thomas relieved with the bases loaded and put down the rally, striking out Nyls Nyman and Chet Lemon and retiring Mike Squires on a fly.
Indians 3, Yankees 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Fritz Peterson was able to gain his 10th straight victory when the Indians jumped on Catfish Hunter for three runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Yankees, 3-2. Rico Carty and Buddy Bell singled, Alan Ashby doubled and Frank Duffy singled in the Indians' outburst. Peterson gave up two homers by Bobby Bonds before leaving the game in favor of Tom Buskey in the seventh. Dave LaRoche relieved in the ninth and retired the last two batters for his 16th save.
Red Sox 7, Tigers 5 at Detroit (night game):
The Red Sox, after failing to hold a 4-0 lead, came back with a two-run single by Rico Petrocelli in the fifth inning to defeat the Tigers, 7-5. In the first, the Red Sox kayoed Ray Bare before the Tigers' starter could retire a batter and scored four runs on a walk and five hits. The Tigers retaliated with three runs in their half and tied the score when Ben Oglivie homered in the third. However in the fifth, Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk singled and, after one out, Petrocelli drove them home with his hit.
Royals 5, A's 4 at Kansas City (night game):
Battling to stay alive in the Western Division race, the Royals defeated the Athletics, 5-4, to move within seven games of the pace-setters. The A's, whose magic number remained at three, took a 4-3 lead on a homer by Joe Rudi in the seventh inning, but the Royals came back to win with two in their half. George Brett led off with a single and John Mayberry walked, Tony Solaita sacrificed and Al Cowens then singled, driving in the tying and winning tallies.
Reds 7, Braves 6 at Atlanta (night game):
The Reds rested Ken Griffey, their regular right fielder, and in his place Terry Crowley and Merv Rettenmund came through with key hits in a 7-6 victory over the Braves. In the fifth inning, Dave Concepcion homered to break a 1-1 tie and spark a five-run outburst. After Concepcion's blow, the Reds loaded the bases and Crowley cleared the sacks with a double. Crowley also scored on an error by Max Leon. Rettenmund, coming into the game as a pinch-hitter for Crowley in the seventh, rapped a double and scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by Bill Plummer. Dusty Baker hit a two-run homer for the Braves.
Astros 6, Dodgers 5 at Houston (night game):
The Astros, after coming from behind to tie the score in four different innings, broke away with a run in the 12th to defeat the Dodgers, 6-5. The Astros knotted the count at 2-2 in the fifth, 3-3 in the sixth and 4-4 in the eighth when Cliff Johnson hit a homer. The Dodgers went ahead again in the 11th with a walk to Lee Lacy, a wild pitch and single by Dave Sells, but Cesar Cedeno homered in the Astros' half to keep the game going. Then, with two out in the 12th, Milt May walked and scored the winning run on singles by Wilbur Howard and Ken Boswell.
Expos 9, Cubs 6 at Montreal (night game):
Mike Jorgensen rapped four hits including a homer, and drove in four runs to lead the Expos' attack in a 9-6 victory over the Cubs. Pete Mackanin and Tim Foli also hit for the circuit. Foli's homer was his first since September 23, 1973. Rick Monday and Andre Thornton each had two RBIs for the Cubs, who lost a 5-4 lead when the Expos counted twice in the seventh inning on a bases-loaded single by Jerry White and sacrifice fly by Mackanin. Jorgensen then provided the winning margin, hitting a three-run homer in the eighth.
Phillies 4, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
Dick Allen, who tied the score with a double in the sixth inning, smashed a homer in the eighth to give the Phillies a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Larry Christenson, Phillies' starting pitcher, hit a two-run homer off Tom Seaver in the second, but the Mets picked up a run in the third and went ahead in the fourth when Rusty Staub walked and Ed Kranepool hit for the circuit. The Mets kept the lead until the sixth when Jay Johnstone singled, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on Allen's double. Skip Lockwood, who relieved Seaver, was the victim of Allen's homer in the eighth, while Tug McGraw, who pitched three hitless innings in relief for the Phillies, picked up the victory. Dave Cash became the first player in the majors with 200 hits this season with two singles to bring his total to 201.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates eliminated the third-place Cardinals from the Eastern Division race with a 7-1 victory and also knocked out the fourth-place Mets, leaving the Phillies as the only remaining contenders. The Phils were six games behind. Ken Brett, coming out of the Pirates' bullpen, made his first start since September 20 and was a winner over the Cardinals with the assistance of Ramon Hernandez, who hurled the last two innings. Willie Stargell was jarred in a collision with Dave Parker chasing a fly ball in the fourth. Ed Kirkpatrick, taking Stargell's place in the lineup, hit a three-run homer in the fifth to clinch the victory.
Giants 3, Padres 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Gary Matthews hit a three-run homer in the first inning and that was all Mike Caldwell needed to pitch the Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Padres in his first start since July 20. Derrel Thomas was safe on an error by Hector Torres and Bobby Murcer walked before Matthews hit his round-tripper off Randy Jones.